Meeting of the Parliament (Continued)

Portfolio Questions Rural Affairs and Islands Katy Clark S6O-00608 1. To ask the Scottish Government what recent actions it has taken to support the rural economy on Arran. Mark Ruskell S6O-00609 2. To ask the Scottish Government when the rural affairs secretary last met Marine Scotland to discuss Scotland's Marine Assessment 2020. Colin Smyth S6O-00610 3. To ask the Scottish Government how the fishing quotas secured during the trilateral negotiations will be distributed to fishing businesses to incentivise more sustainable practices. Jeremy Balfour S6O-00611 4. To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to farming charities. Carol Mochan S6O-00612 5. To ask the Scottish Government what preparations it has made to support the rural economies of Scotland's islands, in light of the anticipated impact of the Omicron variant. Emma Roddick S6O-00613 6. To ask the Scottish Government how it is progressing plans for carbon neutral islands. Gillian Martin S6O-00614 7. To ask the Scottish Government how it is working to support the seed potato industry. Pam Duncan-Glancy S6O-00615 8. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to strengthen the legal requirements for dog breeding. followed by Ministerial Statement: Reducing Scotland’s Car Travel by 20% by 2030 followed by Scottish Government Debate: National Mission on Drugs – the First Year and Next Steps That the Parliament believes that drug deaths are tragic, preventable and an unacceptable loss of life; supports the national mission that seeks to galvanise an all-Scotland response to this public health emergency, and recognises that no single intervention will be enough on its own; notes the need to continue to build on the work of the Drug Deaths Taskforce and other expert groups to implement evidence-led interventions that reduce deaths and improve lives; further notes that this includes increasing capacity of rehabilitation beds by 50% and providing more than a 300% increase in publicly-funded placements; welcomes the new Medication-Assisted Treatment Standards, including the implementation of same-day treatment and increasing the range of treatment options available across the country, to help save lives; commends further consideration of measures to make rights real and to implement in practice a human-rights approach through person-centred care; considers that safer consumption facilities are an important public health measure that could save lives, and supports all options within the existing legal framework being explored to enable the delivery of these facilities. followed by Decision Time